Job Description

Barrow-in-Furness

2 year contract – Inside IR35

4 days per week on site (core days Tuesday – Thursday) with optional Monday or Friday – 1 day working remotely

PAYE day rate open to negotiation

Job Role:

Provides high-quality rotating equipment engineering support ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of Product Gas Compressors (PGCs).

Key Responsibilities:

Provide rotating equipment engineering support to ensure the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of PGCs

Support and optimise preventive and predictive maintenance strategies in collaboration with maintenance and operations teams.

Support asset operations by troubleshooting equipment issues, performing root cause analysis, and implementing corrective actions.

Ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, and regulations (ASME, API, ISO, local regulations, company standards).

Support inspection, testing, and condition monitoring programs to maintain asset integrity and extend equipment life.

Provide technical input to capital projects and modifications, including specifications, design reviews, and commissioning activities.

Review and approve rotating equipment work scopes, job packs, and method statements for execution.

Oversee contractors and vendors, ensuring quality, safety, and adherence to technical and contractual requirements.

Support turnaround, commissioning, and start-up activities as required

Participate in safety studies and risk assessments (HAZOP, HAZIDs, LOPA) and implement safeguards and improvements.

Support change management processes by assessing impacts of operational or design changes.

Prepare and maintain technical documentation, including drawings, datasheets, calculations, and operating/maintenance procedures.

Key Skills:

Proven experience with onshore and offshore oil and gas operations, maintenance, and asset integrity practices.

Strong knowledge of rotating equipment used in oil and gas production facilities.

Deep expertise in reciprocating gas engines and compressors

Maintenance strategies and reliability engineering

Offshore safety case and permit-to-work systems

Industry standards (API, ASME, ISO, DNV where applicable)

Qualifications:

Educated to degree level, ideally MEng in Mechanical Engineering

Chartered Engineer preferable